Table of contents
Macho Managers and the New Industrial Relations
John PurcellA new breed of tough managers, almost contemptuous of unions and negotiating procedures, seems to have emerged. “Macho Management” one British Leyland shop steward called it at…
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How do Shop Stewards Learn their Job?: Trade Union Training and Representation
Don Robertson, Tom SchullerLearning to represent people, as shop stewards do, is a complex affair. It is especially so for stewards, as their functions vary widely, both according to rule books and in…
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Participation: An Organizational Bandaid?
John DicksonThere is no subject so controversial and problematic as participation. It strikes at the very heart of a manager's style and at the very nature of an employee's job. Participation…
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Bargaining Structures in Multi‐Plant Companies
Nicholas KinnieSenior managers in multi‐plant companies are faced by a dilemma: how can they control Industrial Relations centrally, but at the same time allow scope for flexibility? One way of…
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0142-5455Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Prof Dennis Nickson